Man shot in back Sunday near South Lake Union

A man was shot in the back early Sunday near South Lake Union, and police believe the victim was involved in an altercation earlier at a different location.

The shooting happened about 3 a.m. near Eighth Avenue North and Aloha Street, about a block from Lake Union Park. The man was shot once and was treated by medics before being taken to Harborview Medical Center.

Police had only a vague description of the attacker and released few details about the shooting.

Seattle has had only one homicide this year: The Feb. 16 stabbing death of Robert Stabile, better known as the vaudeville performer Hokum W. Jeebs. His suspected 19-year-old attacker is being held on $500,000 bail and is expected to be charged Tuesday.

Saturday’s South Lake Union shooting victim was found about three blocks from an unrelated homicide on Aug. 21 – one of 20 Seattle homicides in 2010. In that case, which has not been linked to Saturday’s incident, Arturo Delarosa-Martinez was shot to death of what police believe was a gang-related incident.